Pehlivanköy
TCDD regional rail station
Pehlivanköy station house in 2016.
General information
Locationİstasyon Sk., Kazımdirik Mah. 39600
Pehlivanköy/Kırklareli
Turkey
Coordinates41°20′46″N 26°55′06″E / 41.346159°N 26.918390°E / 41.346159; 26.918390
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Operated byTCDD Taşımacılık
Line(s)
  Istanbul–Kapıkule
Platforms2 (1 side platform, 1 island platform)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingLocated in front of station building.
History
Opened4 April 1873 (1873-04-04)[1]
Services
Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station
Bahçıvanova
towards Kapıkule
Istanbul–Kapıkule Alpullu
towards Istanbul
Uzunköprü
Terminus
Istanbul–Uzunköprü
Former services
Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station
Edirne
towards Belgrade
Balkan Express Alpullu
towards Istanbul
Uzunköprü
towards Thessaloniki
Friendship Express

Pehlivanköy station (Turkish: Pehlivanköy garı) is a station in Pehlivanköy, Turkey. The station is located just before the Edirne cut-off splits off the Istanbul-Pythio railway. TCDD Taşımacılık operates a daily regional train from Istanbul to Kapıkule, which stops at Pehlivanköy.

The station was opened on 4 April 1873, by the Oriental Railway.

Between July 2005 and February 2011 the Friendship Express, (an international InterCity train jointly operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and TrainOSE linking Istanbul's Sirkeci Terminal, Turkey and Thessaloniki, Greece) made scheduled stops at Pehlivanköy.

References

  1. CO railway opening dates - trainsofturkey.com
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